He says electric and plug-in hybrid drivetrains, combined with engineering improvements to increase range and reduce weight, will be the future of motoring.
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Dr Golomb and her team believe that antioxidant compounds, called catechins, can improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight - at least studies in rodents would suggest this might be so.
By eating slower, you will improve the way you feel after every meal, enhance your digestion and reduce your weight.
When LeMieux was hiking the Appalachian Trail a decade ago, he identified the problem that would become the focus of his work: how to turn the kinetic energy of a hiker into electrical energy that could keep devices charged (and reduce the battery weight he carried for 1, 500 miles).
Lower turbines should, together with clever design and material selection, help reduce the turbines' weight, and thus their need for ballast, which in turn should reduce sub-sea costs.
It uses the same composite-material technology to reduce weight and hence fuel consumption.
"We are working with soldiers -- the most able-bodied -- to carry more weight and reduce back injuries, " Bender said.
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Adam Wells, Virgin Galactic's head of design, said the cabin's interior was being kept as minimal as possible to reduce weight and maximize space for floating.
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The typical barrel of a high-power rifle has exterior grooves, called flutes, to reduce weight and create more surface area to enable the barrel to cool faster.
A123 expects this to lower cost, reduce weight and improve reliability, providing automakers with a cost-effective solution that A123 believes will increases efficiency and minimize system complexity without sacrificing vehicle performance, battery life or driving range.
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While the surgeries are successful at helping people lose weight and reduce their risk for hypertension, diabetes and other chronic illnesses -- patients have to carefully weigh the benefits of the procedure with the serious risks, side effects and even death in some cases.
These advances have allowed shipbuilders to reduce the size and weight penalties associated with electric drives.
Manufacturers have thus been pursuing designs that reduce the size and weight of 3D cameras and seeking ways to shorten their development period.
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Commonly known and practiced recommendations to reduce gout attacks have included moderation in alcohol consumption, weight reduction, and decreasing high-purine foods from the diet.
Anchored by improvements in the Android software, Samsung made the phone's screen larger than the iPhone, enhanced its resolution and used a plastic case to reduce its weight compared with earlier versions.
His own absence, as he's head of the army, of course, and the intelligence services, you know, does reduce the weight attached to the conference, particularly as one of the main themes of the conference is cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan and a key player, Musharraf, isn't going to be there.
So by alternating doing a weight training workout one day in the gym, then going for a walk the next day, you can help speed up your recovery from your weight training workouts, reduce muscle soreness, and burn some bodyfat at the same time.
Reduce dosing errors in pediatrics, where dosing is calculated by weight and age.
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Whether women have the mutations or not, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, limiting alcohol and not smoking can also reduce breast-cancer risks, experts say.
The latest model has newly designed, four-blade propellers made of advanced composites that save on weight (60 fewer pounds), reduce noise (inside and out) and lower maintenance costs.
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Ford has developed a prototype vehicle--the P2000--that replaces steel and cast iron in several key components as part of an effort to reduce the weight of a vehicle by 40%, which would create dramatic fuel efficiencies.
Still, this is not the first study to suggest that weight-loss surgery does not reduce cancer risk in men, and it's possible that hormonal differences between the sexes may play a role.
Steroids were used in the 1970s to reduce inflammation, but they helped only 20% of patients and caused mood swings and weight gain.
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